PERSONAL ITEMS,

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1369, 21 February 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS,

Mr. P. Hally, Conciliation Commissioner, leaves tho city for Palmerston today. His mission has to do with tho threatened strike in the flaxmilling industry.

Mr. Edmund M. Sladden was yesterday admitted a solicitor of the Supreme Court by Mr. Justice Sim, on tho application of Mr. T. Young.

Mr. A. A. Corrigan, late manager of the D.1.C., who is leaving for England by the Tainui, has received n letter from the managing director of the D.1.C., expressing regret at his retirement affer 21 years' control of the Wellington branch of the firm, and saying, inter alia:—"You have held the position of Wellington manager ever since the company opened in that city in November, ]S!)0. During (he whole of that long period you have possessed, and still possess, the entire confidence and esteem of all members of the board. You have devoted yourself wholeheartedly to tho business of tho company, and have not spared yourself in any way. On behalf of myself and my co-dir'ector'si I wish you every success in'whatever you may undcrtako in the future."

Mr.. John Graham, late, M.P. for Nolson, arrived in Wellington last night by the Pateena en route to Great Britain. He will lem-e Wellington by the Manuka on Friday for Sydney, where he will join the Orvicto, which will leave that port on March 111. Mr. Graham will be accompanied by Mrs. Grnliam. Prior to leaving Nelson, Mr. Graham received a presentalion to mark the esteem iir which ho wa.s held, and also as a recognition of his work us.a public man, and on leaving by the. Patecna he and Mr« Graham were farcwellcd by a large number of friend?,

A farewell social was tendered to the Per. C. G. Mutter by the members of Si. Peter's Lawn Tennis Club, in St. Peter's Hall, on Monday evening. On behalf of the club, the president (Archdeacon C. C. Harper) presented Mr. Mutter with a revolving oak chair, suitably inscribed, and in doing so referred to the recipient's untiring efforts in forming the club. A mu<ical programme brightened the proceedings.

Messrs, G-torge Fenwick. Smith, Barr, Armstrong, and Eivrland (Dunedin), Weston (Xew Plymouth), and Kerr (Timaru) left Timaru for Fairlie on Friday evening en route for Greymouth, via flic Hermitage ind Copelond Pass. Four members of the party are newspaper men going to attend the A T ew Zealand Press Association end Xowspaiwr Proprietors' Association meetings in Greymouth, which commence on February 2S.'

The death has occurred of Mr. Alfred Milliard Barclay, B.Aj. LL.B., barrister, of Biinodin, who represented I hat eitv in Parlia nent from 18119 to and was reelected in 11105. Mr. Barclay wa.s born nn August S, ISM, and was educated at (he Timaru public school, Christ's College, Christchurch, and the Otago T'niversitv. He became lecturer on law and history it the Otago University, and was clerk of the Court if Convocation from 15S1. ne was nl=o immediately associated with the TJunedin Athenaeum Committee, (he Public Library Association, and the Fabian Society. The decca-sal wn.« io have contested a Dnnedin <oal at the last election, but his health broke d<\vn.

Mr. W. Smart, superintendent engineer for tlio l.'nion Company, left Auckland on Friday l>v Ihe Mukura. iir. Smart is „„ his way to Scotland via (lie Tniled Stoles and experts In lie for about a year in ooiioeetion with (he I'liiim Company's sliiplMiililiiiK programme. Meanwhile iiis dntio* i» Punodin i\ ill be taken over by Mr. Nmiili, "|i.. |tns boon adins in a similar capacity at Auckland.

Mr. John 11. Tait, of J. and N. Tait, entrepreneurs, has joined the directorate of Nicholson and Co., music warehousemen, of Sydney.

A cable report lias been received by (ho registrar of the University of New Zealand that Major T. R. Oesswell, of liiiiiKiorn, has passed his examination for a certificate:- of proficiency in military science. -Major Cresswoll was the h>si cnndiilale in the Dominion to take Die examination.

Urs. Elliott, Hogg, and M'Lean left Wellington for the .south last evening.